Morocco has been chosen as the guest of honor at the 21st edition of the Salon international de l'alimentation (SIAL Canada), held May 15-17, 2024, at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal. The event will highlight Morocco's rich culinary heritage and diverse agri-food and fishery products, marking the kingdom's 14th participation. SIAL Canada brings together industry leaders to discover market trends, boost exports, and forge strategic partnerships. Eighteen Moroccan exhibitors will
Scientists have discovered an alien jellyfish off the coast of northern Morocco in the Mediterranean Sea. The creature, native to the Indo-Pacific oceans, likely hitched a ride on a ship, becoming an unwelcome visitor in its new home.
An Italian court in the northern city of Pavia sentenced three Moroccan migrants to life imprisonment for the murder of Tunisian citizen Anis Hasnaoui on November 23, 2022. According to Italian media reports, surveillance cameras captured the brutal assault on Hasnaoui by the three men. The victim was stabbed and beaten in the street before being bundled into a car, driven outside the city, and abandoned in a riverbed. El Hasnaoui died the following day.
Founded in the early 1970s, the short-lived Amazigh group Ousmane helped pave the way for a new generation of musical formations despite their brief time together. Considered by their fans to be the Beatles of Morocco, they were the first of their kind to perform at the prestigious Olympia in Paris.
On Monday, the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) launched the «Bridge Africa» Summit at its Benguerir campus. The event, an initiative of the university, brings together nearly 140 participants from 25 African countries (May 6-8, 2024) to «explore innovative solutions to the challenges of development» on the continent. The event brings together «dynamic and committed young African leaders and talents, around three themed days: inspire, involve and act,
From May 6 to 9, 2024, Dubai will host the 31st edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the Middle East's leading travel and tourism event. The Moroccan National Tourism Office (ONTM) is participating with 26 joint exhibitors. Morocco's stand was inaugurated on Monday by Ahmed Tazi, Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and Adel El Faki, Director General of the ONTM. According to a statement by the ONTM, Morocco's participation aims to boost its share of the Middle Eastern travel
The Polisario Front conditions resuming relations with the Spanish government, suspended in April 2022, on Spain cancelling its support for Morocco's autonomy plan. Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front, clarified this position on Sunday, May 5th. Previously, on March 14, 2022, Ghali had stated, «We are waiting for the situation to be corrected», emphasizing the importance of maintaining ties with Spanish society. He acknowledged the «solidarity movement» in Spain
Mohamed Moubdii, former Minister of civil Service and Administrative Reform in the Benkirane government, has resigned from his seat as a deputy. The resignation was announced by the Secretary-General of the Lower House of Parliament on Monday, May 6, at the beginning of the weekly oral question session. Moubdii was arrested on April 26, 2023, on charges of misusing public funds while heading the municipal council of the city of Fquih Ben Salah. He held the position since 1997 until November
American technology startup Iozera has raised questions with its announcement of a partnership with the Moroccan government to build a massive data center in Tetouan, northern Morocco. The planned facility is touted as innovative and environmentally friendly, aiming to revolutionize the artificial intelligence industry by making high-performance computing (HPC) resources more accessible. This strategic partnership aims to democratize access to GPU-based processing for researchers,
The head of the Polisario, Brahim Ghali, lashed out at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday in the Tindouf camps, Algeria. Responding to a question from Algerian media, Ghali called the UAE «a small state, geographically distant from the region, but which opposes the development of the Sahrawi people». He warned the UAE against its «opposition» by stating: «They should not act in this way against the Sahrawi people, as they risk one day suffering the same
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